Loretta Little Looks Back: Three Voices Go Tell It

Loretta Little Looks Back is a novel that tells the story of three generations of the Little family through a mix of fictional first-person narratives, spoken-word poems, folk myths, gospel rhythms, and blues influences. It illuminates the dignity of sharecroppers in the rural South and explores America's struggle for civil rights through the eyes of the children who lived it. The novel's unique format invites readers to walk in the characters' shoes and experience their journey.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 10 March 2022
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Loretta,Roly,and Aggie B.,members of the Little family,each present the vivid story of their young lives,spanning three generations.

Their separate stories -- beginning in a cotton field in 1927 and ending at the presidential election of 1968 -- come together to create one unforgettable journey.

Through an evocative mix of fictional first-person narratives,spoken-word poems,folk myths,gospel rhythms and blues influences, Loretta Little Looks Back weaves an immersive tapestry that illuminates the dignity of sharecroppers in the rural South.

Inspired by storytelling's oral tradition, stirring vignettes are presented in a series of theatrical monologues that paint a gripping, multidimensional portrait of America's struggle for civil rights as seen through the eyes of the children who lived it.

The novel's unique format invites us to walk in their shoes.

Each encounters an unexpected mystical gift, passed down from one family member to the next, that ignites their experience what it means to reach for freedom.

Weight: 306g
Dimension: 152 x 203 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780316536738